<p>Sweeping through crumbling towns, travelling fairs and windswept ports, Gabriel Garc¿M¿uez introduces a host of extraordinary characters and communities in his mesmerising tales of everyday life: smugglers, bagpipers, the President and Pope at the funeral of Macondo''s revered matriarch; a very old angel with enormous wings. Teeming with the magical oddities for which his novels are loved, M¿uez''s stories are a delight.<br><br>Gabriel Garc¿M¿uez''s <i>Collected Stories</i> are re-issued on Gabriel Garc¿M¿uez ''s birthday to celebrate the publication of his books as ebooks for the first time.</p>